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Space - The position and motion of the earth in our solar system #solarsystem #space
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When thinking about gravity, more mass...
...means less gravity
...means more gravity
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What is the path of one object in space around another object called?
orbit
equator
rotation
3
How much time does it take for the earth to rotate?
365 days
20 days
24 hours
4
What is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth from North and South Pole?
equator
hemisphere
axis
5
What causes us to see different phases of the moon?
The Sun's rotation
Position of the Sun and Earth
The Earth's rotation
Position of the Earth and Moon
6
What causes day and night?
earth's rotation on its axis
the equator
earth's tilt
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What occurs because the earth revolves around the sun every 365.25 days?
Leap Year
Mrs Carmichael's birthday
Christmas Day
8
When thinking about gravity, more distance...
...means more gravity
...means less gravity
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What is the angle of the tilt of the earth's axis?
22.5
25.5
23.5
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How much time does it take for the earth to make one
revolution
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275.25
365.25 days
350 days
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What is the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
Eliptical
Square
Geocentric
Circular
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What is gravity?
When mass pulls on other mass
When things go down
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When does a lunar eclipse occur?
When the Sun's light is blocked by Mars
When the Sun moves between the Earth and the Moon
When there is a high tide
When the Earth moves between the Moon and Sun
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What is to spin around an axis?
tilt
revolution
rotate
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What causes tides?
Gravity of the Earth
The Earth's tilt
Gravity of the moon
The moon's tilt
